Edwin Henry Fitler

Edwin Henry Fitler (2 December 1825-31 May 1896) was Mayor of Philadelphia (R) from 4 April 1887 to 6 April 1891, succeeding William B. Smith and preceding Edwin Sydney Stuart.

Biography
Edwin Henry Fitler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1825, and he worked in his brother's cordage manufacturing company, developing several innovations to speed up rope-making. He later served as President of the Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson Medical College, and he also served as President of the Union League of Philadelphia during the American Civil War, during which he recruited and equipped a company of Union soldiers from among his workers. He served as a Republican presidential elector in 1876, and he later served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1887 to 1891. He died in 1896, and Fitler Square was named for him that same year.